Greetings all ya'll....
I've got a project to take with one bit of a peculiarity. It's an exterior deck, circa 1988 with PT joist system and completely rotted cedar decking....roughly 1100 sf.
It's not a bad site....just about knee to thigh height standing between the joists and the lady of the house makes outstandingly good coffee.
The problem is going to be....tear off. As the cedar is pretty much mulch grade now, there's nothing left for the old air hammer T-nails to grab...so for the few trials so far, the T-nails just slide through the old decking rather than dragging along and out of the joist. The decking was 2x4, but the nails were long enough to grab a good seat in the top of the joist...in huge multitudes of joists 16in centers.
Outside of a Sawzall....any other ideas are gratefully appreciated. I swear I've seen a steel bar with the V-inset that one just shoves along the surface that tears any nail out between the weight of the tool and a shove by the tool user.
The nice thing about a deck re-decking at knee level is obvious...unless you've got an open pin cushion of 25 year old T-nails just ready to rip a new one in any place that I least expect....or want.
Thanks
Dan Turner
Conyers, Ga
I've got a project to take with one bit of a peculiarity. It's an exterior deck, circa 1988 with PT joist system and completely rotted cedar decking....roughly 1100 sf.
It's not a bad site....just about knee to thigh height standing between the joists and the lady of the house makes outstandingly good coffee.
The problem is going to be....tear off. As the cedar is pretty much mulch grade now, there's nothing left for the old air hammer T-nails to grab...so for the few trials so far, the T-nails just slide through the old decking rather than dragging along and out of the joist. The decking was 2x4, but the nails were long enough to grab a good seat in the top of the joist...in huge multitudes of joists 16in centers.
Outside of a Sawzall....any other ideas are gratefully appreciated. I swear I've seen a steel bar with the V-inset that one just shoves along the surface that tears any nail out between the weight of the tool and a shove by the tool user.
The nice thing about a deck re-decking at knee level is obvious...unless you've got an open pin cushion of 25 year old T-nails just ready to rip a new one in any place that I least expect....or want.
Thanks
Dan Turner
Conyers, Ga